Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-11-18
SHEPHERDSTOWN w. VA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1887.

tumOlets OF peer SnOt out OF the nanus
of walters, and hat was knocked from
the head OF one of the stage performers
by bullet. scented row and want
ed to 60, but George asked me so wait a
bit. Directly in front of us sat an out
law from the Indian Territory. He was
in an ugly frame of mind and anxious
for blood letting, and pretty soon he
turned on US with:
(Which of you vermin spit on my
hat?"
"Neither OF us, sir" politely answer
ed my friend.
''You are A liar :" shouted the man, as
he rose up.
"No shooting! No shootingw called
a hundred voices, and the stage per-
formance was suspended to see the row
out. We were chock up TO the sides of
/ the hall, " ith a wide aisle in our front.
Retreat was cut off, while we could be
approached by three men abreast. We
put our backs to the wall, and called
! out that we were unarmed aud wanted
fair play. Twenty people shouted back
that we should have it, but in place of
two men approaching us a whole dozen
| jumped into the aisle.
Leave them sll to me-" whispered
George, and he obliged me to do so by
stepping in front.
The crowd came at US with rush,
sleeves rolled up and fists clinched.
George stepped out to see them. Bif!
Biff went his iron kmuckles, and every
man was knocked down inside of forty
seconds, aid that before one of them
could get in a blow. Then George
picked each one up in turn, gave him
shake, which elected a howl of pain,
and flung him among the spectators.
Not one of them came back after more,
and no one else in the audience cared 10
meddle with US. 1t was over in five
minutes, and after the stage manager
had rendered us q vote of thanks, the
performance went on. Three ofthe five
men received broken limbs in the toss,
and one was made cripple for life by
having his spine injured.
One of the aerviest things in Sloane's
whole career happened at Navasota, on
the Brazos river. We were sitting on
the veranda Of the hotel, when fighter
entered the village on horseback, armed
with Winchester and two revolvers.
He took drink or two, and then started
in to capture the town. There was
only one street, and he rode up and
down this at full gallop, firing right and
left and uttering terrific yells. In five
minutes he had the town. People dis
appeared from sight with amazing celer-
ity, and everybody was thoroughly
Cowed. The fellow fired two shots
among the sitters on the veranda, and
we stampeded. own up had 70 de-
sire for a closer acquaintance with the
rutfian, and | was among the first TO
sank onusr Whnn wa wnrn oil '".ido
peeped cautiously from window and
saw Sloane still outside. He was on his
feet, leaning against u column Of the
veranda and smoking cigar rs coOlly
as you please. | shouted for him TO
come in, but he shook his head. Appeals
were made by others, but he turned a
deaf ear.
The cowboy had by this time reached
the lower end of the street and turned
to come back. He came at full gallop,
but checked his horse in front of the
hotel and fired three shots at Sloane
from distance of fifty feet. The first
tipped past his ear, the other two cut
cloth without drawing blood. We were
looking full at the shooting from the
windows, and as he fired his third shot
without bringing his man, look of
wonder came to his face, aud he bent
forward for a closer look, and shouted
"Who are you, man or devil:"
George sauntered along to the steps,
slowly descended, and approached the
man, and AS lie came near enough he
grabbed for him. Next instant the cow
boy was pulled off his horse and literal
ly mOpped all over the road. He tried
to use weapon, but was disarmed with
scarcely an effort, and when George got
through with him he lay as one dead.
Rifle, revclvers and knife were broken
and flung in heap beside him, and
George sat down on the steps to finish
his smoke. He had kept his cigar a!ight
through the fracas. personally inter-
viewed the doctor who was aled to see
the cowboy, aud he gave me list ofthe
injuries, as follows:
Left arm broken, thumb on right hand
broken, three scalp wounds, right shoul-
der probably dislocated, three teeth
Knocked out, five bad bruises on various
parts, one eye closed.
The night did not last three minutes,
and yet the little giant laid the fellow
up for three good mOnths and taught
him a lesson he never forgot. saw
and talked with him year later, and
he told NE he never was so scared in
his life, aud that he was not yet entire
ly well from the drubbing .-Netc York
Sun.
little girls mother wanted her to
90 to bed before she felt sleepy. But
the moon hasn't sent her children to
bed yet" objected the little astronomer
petnlahtly. II so happened that a storm
was brewing and heavy clouds were
gathering in the heavens. go and see
if she hasn't" said her mother. The
little head was popped out OF the win
dow and the sky was scanned eagerly.